Introduction

Don't let their looks scare you; They're great for those who love the onions and the "cruch" more than the greasy batter in traditional onion rings. Try them with some reduced calorie ketchup and you'll be in heaven.

Low Fat + Low Salt + Low Calorie = Guiltless
Don't let their looks scare you; They're great for those who love the onions and the "cruch" more than the greasy batter in traditional onion rings. Try them with some reduced calorie ketchup and you'll be in heaven.

Low Fat + Low Salt + Low Calorie = Guiltless

Minutes to Prepare: 5

Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 3

Ingredients

Notes:A) The larger the onion the better. We often use just a single one pound onion.B) Coarse ground cornmeal is vital to the "crunch" of this recipe and the nutty flavor is great. Try using a fifty-fifty mixture of coarse-fine cornmeal in all of your recipes calling for cornmeal.C) Instead of balsamic vinegar you can try any other form of flavoring: rice-wine vinegar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, etc.

Directions

1) Preheat oven to 490 degrees F.2) Spray a baking sheet lightly with cooking spray and set aside3) In a small bowl combine egg, cornmeal, and balsamic vinegar; stir well3) Cut onions into 1/2-inch slices; separate into rings4) Place onion rings into a gallon sized sealable plastic bag and pour the egg mixture over them5) Seal the bag and firmly shake/bang the bag until the mixture coats the rings. Don't worry if some of the mixture sticks to the bag. Because the batter/mixture is so thick I often whack the bag on the counter.6) Place coated onion rings on baking sheet (single layer is nice, but not required)7) Bake in the preheated oven for 14-16 minutes or until the coating is crisp.>>>To make the onion rings really juicy don't separate every ring. Instead, leave two rings together to make one thicker ring..Serving size is about 1 cup.

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A life saver. Onion rings are my favorite food in the world, and these are so low-cal (and good!) I can eat the whole recipe if I want. I used a vegan egg replacer and it worked just fine. I thought it was very easy to prepare, too.
- 2/11/09

I like the low fat,low chol approach. I do like onions!! I am not very familiar with how to cook onion rings and your directions were very helpful. They were not the bready ones I am most familiar with, but these are good, easy -- of course, I prefer the Vidalia onions when possible!
- 9/7/15